Leanne Gerlach Email & Phone Number

El Segundo, Calif.

• Supervisor at Center Street Elementary School
• One-on-one tutor for third-grade child working and reading below grade level
• Create and maintain safe, productive and fun class and playground environments

Berkeley, Calif.

• Beats included: football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s water polo and men’s tennis
• Wrote deadline previews, recaps and columns as well as breaking news posts
• Developed nuanced writing voice across variety of genres and articles
• Pitched, researched and composed multiple in-depth features each semester

Berkeley, Calif.

• Oversaw daily production of the sports section online and in print
• Worked 40 hours a week in office and from home
• Strategized and executed digital content strategy to promote online-first mentality
• Managed a team of 15-20 student-writers o Copy edited daily deadline stories as well as in-depth features
• Coordinated with other departments to ensure successful and creative product
• Produced, edited and wrote for nine special issues, one of which won an award in a statewide competition (CCMAs)

Berkeley, Calif.

• Cold-called alumni to raise fund donations four hours a day, three days a week
• Built rapport and case for support with each call
• Earned second-most donations and third-most matched gifts in workplace contest

Berkeley, Calif.

• Updated desk’s social media platforms as well as section home page every day o Utilized breaking news banners with up-to-the-minute information
• Created SEO copy for photo captions, slides and headlines for online galleries
• Copy edited content in sports section for AP style and fact-checked every piece